1991 GTE U.S. Men's Hard Court Championships – Singles

Boris Becker was the defending champion, but lost in the final to Pete Sampras. The score was 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3.[1][2][3][4][5]

Singles
1991 GTE U.S. Men's Hard Court Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Pete Sampras
Runner-upGermany Boris Becker
Score7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw56 (5WC/7Q)
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.   Boris Becker (final)
  2.   Jim Courier (semifinals)
  3.   Andre Agassi (third round)
  4.   Guy Forget (second round)
  5.   Pete Sampras (champion)
  6.   David Wheaton (semifinals)
  7.   Emilio Sánchez (second round)
  8.   Andrei Cherkasov (quarterfinals)
  9.   Jakob Hlasek (quarterfinals)
  10.   Alexander Volkov (third round)
  11.   Anders Järryd (first round)
  12.   Patrick McEnroe (third round)
  13.   Ronald Agénor (first round)
  14.   Fabrice Santoro (quarterfinals)
  15.   Francisco Clavet (third round)
  16.   Christian Bergström (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Boris Becker 7 7
9   Jakob Hlasek 5 5
1   Boris Becker 77 6
6   David Wheaton 65 4
14   Fabrice Santoro 1 4
6   David Wheaton 6 6
1   Boris Becker 62 6 3
5   Pete Sampras 77 3 6
5   Pete Sampras 77 6
  Richard Fromberg 61 2
5   Pete Sampras 6 79
2   Jim Courier 3 67
8   Andrei Cherkasov 2 5
2   Jim Courier 6 7

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   B Becker 6 6
  D Pate 6 7   D Pate 3 2
  A Sznajder 4 5 1   B Becker 6 6
Q   B Farrow 4 4 16   C Bergström 2 2
  N Marques 6 6   N Marques 62 3
  W Ferreira 3 3 16   C Bergström 77 6
16   C Bergström 6 6 1   B Becker 7 7
9   J Hlasek 78 6 9   J Hlasek 5 5
  G Connell 66 3 9   J Hlasek 7 3 7
Q   B Black 3 0   R Weiss 5 6 5
  R Weiss 6 6 9   J Hlasek 6 6
  J Sánchez 5 4   J Stoltenberg 3 4
  J Stoltenberg 7 6   J Stoltenberg 77 6
7   E Sánchez 64 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   A Agassi 77 7
Q   K Kinnear 6 67 77 Q   K Kinnear 65 5
  JF Altur 3 79 64 3   A Agassi 6 5 2
  C Pioline 6 6 14   F Santoro 2 7 6
  N Borwick 3 1   C Pioline 4 7 2
  T Carbonell 2 2 14   F Santoro 6 5 6
14   F Santoro 6 6 14   F Santoro 1 4
11   A Järryd 63 1 6   D Wheaton 6 6
WC   S Bryan 77 6 WC   S Bryan 6 3 77
  K Evernden 77 5 64 Q   C N'Goran 2 6 60
Q   C N'Goran 65 7 77 WC   S Bryan 3 5
  A Krickstein 6 4 6 6   D Wheaton 6 7
Q   J Stark 3 6 4   A Krickstein 4 5
6   D Wheaton 6 7

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   P Sampras 6 6
  P Lundgren 6 3 2 Q   G Stafford 4 2
Q   G Stafford 4 6 6 5   P Sampras 6 6
  S Pescosolido 6 6 12   P McEnroe 3 4
WC   R Leach 3 3   S Pescosolido 65 r
  B Pearce 5 1 12   P McEnroe 77
12   P McEnroe 7 6 5   P Sampras 77 6
13   R Agénor 6 4 611   R Fromberg 61 2
Q   B Steven 4 6 713 Q   B Steven 2 2
  R Fromberg 6 6   R Fromberg 6 6
  S Davis 4 2   R Fromberg 6 7
  J Brown 4 4   T Mayotte 1 5
  T Mayotte 6 6   T Mayotte 78 6
4   G Forget 66 1

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   A Cherkasov 2 77 6
  T Witsken 6 4 6   T Witsken 6 64 2
  R Krishnan 1 6 1 8   A Cherkasov 77 7
WC   D Witt 5 6 3 10   A Volkov 64 5
  S Matsuoka 7 3 6   S Matsuoka 65 2
  G Muller 6 2 3 10   A Volkov 77 6
10   A Volkov 3 6 6 8   A Cherkasov 2 5
15   F Clavet 7 6 2   J Courier 6 7
  G Raoux 5 2 15   F Clavet 6 6
  R Gilbert 65 6 6   R Gilbert 3 3
WC   T Martin 77 4 4 15   F Clavet 2 1
WC   J Pugh 78 5 6 2   J Courier 6 6
  K Curren 66 7 3 WC   J Pugh 4 4
2   J Courier 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Horner, Scott (August 18, 1991). "Sampras wins U.S. Hardcourts". Indianapolis. United Press International. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "Becker Gets Poor Service in First Loss to Sampras". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. August 19, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Sampras Wins Title As Becker Flounders". The New York Times. Indianapolis. August 19, 1991. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "'One bad game' gives Sampras title". Tampa Bay Times. August 19, 1991. Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  5. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1992). The International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1992. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 119, 131. ISBN 9780002184304.
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